Renault Viva Grand Sport

Viva Grand Sport
Viva Grand Sport
Overview
Manufacturer	Renault
Production	1934 - 1939
Assembly	Île Seguin, Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris
Designer	Marcel Riffard
Body and chassis
Body style	Sedan
Related	Renault Vivastella
Powertrain
Engine	4085 cc straight-6
Dimensions
Length	4,700 mm (185.0 in)
Width	1,820 mm (71.7 in)
Curb weight	2,000 kg (4,409 lb)

The Renault Viva Grand Sport (branded as the Renault Vivastella Grand Sport before August 1935) was introduced alongside an updated version of the Nervastella in October 1934 at the Paris Motor Show. The last cars were produced in August 1939:[1] in anticipation of the 1940 model year a prototype of another updated Viva Grand Sport was produced during the summer of 1939, but in the event this single car was the only one of its type to be produced.

Renault concluded a contract with the high-profile pilot Hélène Boucher to promote the car.

The car was styled by Marcel Riffard who previously had been better known as an aircraft designer.

Engine

The Viva Grand Sport was powered by a 6-cylinder straight engine with 4,085 cc (249 cu in) displacement.

Celebrity promotion

Renault concluded a contract with the high-profile pilot Hélène Boucher to promote the car.[2]

Wins

In 1934 Renault won the Grand Prix de la Baule.

Types

Model	Project code / "Type"	Cylinders/ engine capacity	Power HP @ rpm	Top speed (approx)	Production period month/year	Units produced	Price at launch (FF)	Note
Vivastella Grand Sport	ABX	6/ 4,085	95 @ 3,000 rpm	130 km/h (81 mph)	only 10/1934	11	39,000	First eleven cars powered by 3,620cc engine. From March 1935 sold with 4,085cc unit. till March 1935
	ABZ				only 10/1934	2	41,000
	ACX1				03/1935-08/1935	980	39,000
Viva Grand Sport	ACX2	6/ 4,085	95 @ 3,000 rpm	130 km/h (81 mph)	08/1935-10/1936	3,752	-	Plus 14 British market Type AES1 cars
	ACX3				09/1936-02/1937	391	32,900	Plus 3 British market Type AES2 cars
	BCX1				02/1937-10/1937	2,296	-	Plus 10 British market Type BCZ1 cars
	BCX2				09/1937-11/1937	216	43,000
	BCX3				10/1937-07/1938	1,132	-	Plus 93 British market Type BCZ2 cars
	BCX4				04/1938-10/1938	136	-
	BDV1				09/1938-08/1939	1,128	49,000
	BDV2				only 07/1939	1	-	Prototype

Sources and notes

Odin, L.C. World in Motion 1939 - The whole of the year's automobile production. Belvedere Publishing, 2015. ASIN: B00ZLN91ZG.
Hélène Boucher et la Vivasport Archived 2008-04-03 at the Wayback Machine

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[1] Odin, L.C. World in Motion 1939 - The whole of the year's automobile production. Belvedere Publishing, 2015. ASIN: B00ZLN91ZG.

[2] Hélène Boucher et la Vivasport Archived 2008-04-03 at the Wayback Machine